At this moment, Chu Lingshan was fiercely battling the horde of corpses.

Although the corpse horde from Ten Thousand Corpses Mountain posed no life threat to him, they charged relentlessly like they had lost their minds.

Even though Chu Lingshan used his cultivation to the extreme, he couldn't kill them all or eliminate them completely.

Looking around, all he saw was an oppressive sea of corpses, nearly swallowing his entire line of sight, trapping him tightly.

Although no disciples of the Spirit Corpse Sect had died yet, if this continued, all of them would eventually be completely devoured by the corpse horde.

"Break for me!" Chu Lingshan cursed under his breath.

With all his strength, he punched out, smashing a large section of the corpse horde into fragments. As soon as a gap appeared, before he could charge out, it was filled by the surging horde behind.

Chu Lingshan frowned deeply, once again falling into a bitter struggle.

As a Sect Leader, he was already like this, not to mention the other elders.

Some of the elders had even been severely injured by the siege of the corpse horde, and the situation was perilous.

Among the crowd, Zhou Xiaohao was fleeing wildly, avoiding the encirclement of the corpse horde.

But as someone who had just entered the Yang Wheel Realm, how could he be a match for the corpse horde? He couldn't even escape, and could only watch helplessly as his path became narrower, being enveloped by the corpse horde.

"Damn it, is this where I, Zhou Xiaohao, really die?" Zhou Xiaohao's face showed unwillingness. He never thought he would be killed in such a dishonorable way by an out-of-control spirit corpse.

For a moment, the entire Spirit Corpse Sect was engulfed in an extremely oppressive atmosphere, with despair written on every disciple's face.

The corpses of Ten Thousand Corpses Mountain were even more numerous and terrifying than they imagined...

Shua!

Just at this moment, a long rainbow streaked across the sky above the Spirit Corpse Sect, its momentum soaring to the heavens.

Wherever the rainbow light shone, the corpse horde retreated, clearly already dead, yet they showed expressions of fear.

Bang!

Chu Lingshan punched out again, creating another opening. But this time, the corpse horde did not fill it; instead, they stood there like statues.

"Retreat!"

A gentle command resonated through the entire world. Lu Yao stood in the air, overlooking the entire corpse horde.

Although she did not display great combat power, her command carried an undeniable authority.

The corpse horde retreated crazily like ants, but they did not leave directly, instead stopping outside the Spirit Corpse Sect, confronting Lu Yao from afar.

Chu Nan stood beside Lu Yao, his heart filled with shock.

On one hand, he was shocked by how many disciples the Sword Sect had, and on the other hand, by Lu Yao's deterrent effect on the corpse horde.

It seems the status of true disciples in the Grand Heaven Limitless Sword Sect is far from as poor as Lu Yao made it out to be.

The corpse horde did not retreat; they stopped outside the Spirit Corpse Sect, staring intensely at Chu Nan, showing a glint of longing in their hollow eyes.

The people inside the Spirit Corpse Sect were all astonished to see Chu Nan coming out with the spirit corpse. They never expected Chu Nan to truly come out safely from Chaotic Corpse Ridge.

What was even more shocking was that he could control his own spirit corpse, causing the corpse horde to voluntarily retreat.

"Who was Chu Nan's spirit corpse in life, to wield such a significant deterrent against the corpse horde of Ten Thousand Corpses Mountain?"

Chu Lingshan showed an expression of confusion but still praised, "Regardless, Chu Nan drove away the corpse horde and emerged from Chaotic Corpse Ridge. He's not only the Young Sect Leader, but also the hero of the Spirit Corpse Sect!"

He didn't know the relationship between Chu Nan and Lu Yao, so he naturally assumed it was all Chu Nan's doing.

Li Mu quickly chimed in, since knowing Chu Nan, this young fellow always managed to surprise him.

Among those in the Spirit Corpse Sect, Zhou Xiaohao was the most shocked, looking at Chu Nan confronting the corpse horde in the air, repeatedly questioning what kind of existence he had actually brought back!

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"Senior, are these all disciples of the Grand Heaven Limitless Sword Sect? There must be hundreds of thousands, that's way too many." Chu Nan expressed his shock and confusion.

Lu Yao explained, "Only a portion are official disciples of the Sword Sect, most are servants or affiliated forces of the sect, who fled here with the Sword Sect, and were finally wiped out by the Senior Brother."

Chu Nan came to a sudden realization but still frowned, "Why haven't they retreated yet?"

Hearing this, Lu Yao looked at Chu Nan, then said in a meaningful tone, "Of course, because of you."

"When you broke through, you couldn't control the aura of your blood, awakening some powerful hidden spirit corpses in Ten Thousand Corpses Mountain. So they commanded all the dead martial artists to attack the Spirit Corpse Sect to find you!"

Chu Nan frowned deeply, truly surprised by the allure his blood seemed to have, something he found hard to understand.

"Senior, they are all dead; why would the dead crave my blood?"

Lu Yao calmly replied, "The dead never give up the chance of rebirth; your blood has the power to resurrect the dead!"

"Did you really think awakening me relied on your corpse refinement methods and the Yin Evil Celestial Eye?"

"In fact, it was because I absorbed the aura of your bloodline, coupled with the fact my soul hadn't dispersed, that I was able to awaken successfully."

Chu Nan was utterly shocked, initially believing his Treasure Blood could only heal injuries and slightly enhance cultivation talent.

To think it could resurrect the dead!

This made him worried about himself; what if he encountered an ancient being like Lu Yao, who bore him ill will? Could he escape?

As Chu Nan was lost in thought, Lu Yao spoke with a trace of weight in her voice, "They have arrived!"

Immediately, Chu Nan saw the corpse horde part, making way for a shriveled spirit corpse walking slowly towards Lu Yao, riding the black wind.

Judging from its aura, it was not much weaker than Lu Yao.

"Senior Sister, who would have thought we could meet again after death." The shriveled spirit corpse spoke with a sharp, hoarse voice, "Worthy of being a true disciple of the Sword Sect; even in death, you remain eternally youthful, while I have turned into this ghastly form."

Lu Yao coldly replied, "Shen Ze, is it? There's an order for true disciples, why haven't you retreated!"

The spirit corpse called Shen Ze looked at Lu Yao, then at Chu Nan with a face full of desire, saying, "Of course, because of him!"

"Senior Sister, the chance for resurrection is so close, you can't keep it all to yourself~"

Lu Yao was unyielding and stated, "The time is not yet ripe; what use is it even if you get it now? And he is mine; none of you dare to take him!"

"Allowing several of you to awaken is already a favor; if you grow greedy, don't blame me for disregarding the bond of fellow sect members."

Shen Ze's desiccated flesh emitted cracking sounds, his pitch-black teeth constantly crumbling, his hollow eyes burning with fury.

"Senior Sister, what if we must have him?"

Lu Yao stepped forward assertively, "Do you wish to sleep forever?"

She was, after all, a true disciple of the Sword Sect; her former prestige remained.

Moreover, both in life and now, Lu Yao was stronger than Shen Ze.

With her aura erupting, the corpse horde on the opposite side dared not confront Lu Yao directly.

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